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Daniel Van Nattan
Sep 22, 20233 min read
Programming: Controlling a LED with PWM
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is a technique used in electronics and microcontroller programming to control the intensity or brightness of...
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Daniel Van Nattan
Sep 19, 20235 min read
Programming: Implementing millis()
If you read the previous lesson, we covered the fundamentals of the millis function in general. Let's make our first millis event! Let's...
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Daniel Van Nattan
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Programming: Advancing to millis()
When we wrote the blink sketch, we created something called blocking code. In effect, this means that the Arduino will perform a delay,...
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Daniel Van Nattan
Nov 2, 20224 min read
Programming: The First Working Code
This code is kind of like the "Hello, World!" for an Arduino board - "Blink". This code will make the built in LED which is usually...
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Daniel Van Nattan
Oct 26, 20222 min read
Programming: The Basic Principles of Programming an Arduino
Once you have the Arduino IDE set up and working, you can progress to the more interesting subject of actually programming your board. If...
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Daniel Van Nattan
Oct 12, 20222 min read
Getting Started With Arduino: My board isn't showing up!
Oh no! You've successfully installed and configured the IDE, but you can't find your board under "Ports"! Now what? Thankfully, there are...
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Daniel Van Nattan
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Getting Started With Arduino: Configuring the IDE
So, you just finished installing the IDE! Now, to get the most out of it, you need to set it up. This is an important step in reaching...
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Daniel Van Nattan
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Getting Started With Arduino: Installing the IDE
To do anything useful with your new Arduino board, you need to upload code to it. In order to do that, you will need to install the...
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Daniel Van Nattan
Sep 21, 20221 min read
Getting Started With Arduino: Welcome!
Welcome to Arduino! Maybe you haven't used Arduino before, and you would like to know, What is Arduino? Arduino is an open-source...
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